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In the movies, it’s called a Mexican standoff—a confrontation where no side can win. Sometimes, it’s portrayed as enemies ...

He may have been Buddhist while my Korean people were devoted to the pantheon of Hellenic gods, but we traded goods and ...

In 1807, a small group of faculty broke away from Harvard University over a theological dispute and founded the young ...

Participants at the Global Women and Hellenism Conference. Credit: Food for Thought Network/Facebook The first Global Women and Hellenism Conference was held in Ioannina, Greece in early September and ...

Jews or no traditional religion.” The Rt. Rev. Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, highlighted the statement’s call for Christians to “repudiate the tenets of Christian ...

“This is very important, because, if you start arguing, ’My religion is more important than yours,’ or ’Mine is the true one, yours is not true,’ where does this lead?” When the ...

The first exhibit focuses on metal jewelry and decorative items. Under the supervision of archaeologist Gülşah Altunkaynak, the museum has identified and prepared artifacts from the periods of 1500 ...

Pope Francis’ recent visit to Singapore has resonated deeply with the city state’s long-standing goal of fostering more dialogue between people of different faiths, observers told This Week in ...

Fitch Ratings on Monday upgraded the Shareholder Support Rating (SSR) of Hellenic Bank Public Company Limited (Hellenic Bank) to “bb” from “bb-“. According to the agency, this follows the ...

Pope Francis has ruffled the feathers of some religious leaders in the United States by saying that all religions provide a path to God. Francis delivered the spontaneous remark late last week ...